How much do Chemical Technicians make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Chemical Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $44,280 and the 90th percentile is $82,150. The difference is $37,870, which is 59.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,470 to the 75th at $73,020, covers $23,550.

The mean annual wage is $62,910, which sits below the median of $63,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 5.4% higher than the national median of $60,390 for Chemical Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,835, which is 7.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.8% higher than the North Carolina median of $59,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemical Technicians at $64,835 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemical Technicians. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 4th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $64,500 and employment of 370. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,105, against $64,835 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $55,800 and employment of 200. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,087, against $64,835 here.
• Wilmington, NC is 107 miles away, with a median of $61,200 and employment of 100. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,471, against $64,835 here.

Employment share

Chemical Technicians accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Raleigh-Cary, NC (280 of 743,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (57,540 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.